The businessman and his partner Matthew Smith, who ran the clothing brand until 2014, allegedly lured young people through an intermediary to invite them to events and “sexually exploit” them, the BBC reported this Monday. October 2.
There are eight of them, and they all claim they were exploited or sexually abused by the former head of Abercrombie & Fitch, the “true American clothing” brand. In an episode of the BBC’s Panorama show titled The Abercrombie Guys. The Dark Side of Cool (Abercrombie men. the dark side of poisonThis Monday, October 2, several men have accused Mike Jeffries, who ran the company from 1992 to 2014, and his British partner Matthew Smith of brokering the lure of young men, whom they later sexually exploited as part of a private : events were organized in New York, London, Paris, Venice or Marrakesh between 2009 and 2015. Mission for which this recruiter earned $500 to $1000 per new person.
A “dehumanizing” experience
According to the BBC, this dark figure is one named James Jacobson. The latter would then “audit” his potential recruits by asking or offering oral sex. James Jacobson, however, denied any wrongdoing and stated that the youths in question went to the said events “with full knowledge of the facts”. The employee, in turn, took issue with shaving the young men’s private parts in what some said was a “dehumanizing” practice. The recruits in question were also allegedly forced to sign a confidentiality agreement and perform sexual acts under the supervision of uniformed Abercrombie employees before receiving envelopes containing thousands of dollars in cash.
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According to witnesses interviewed by the BBC, during these events, Mike Jeffries and Matthew Smith sometimes had sex with four men at the same time or “directed” them to have sex with each other. The system, which is fully funded by Mike Jeffries, continues the BBC. Since then, two U.S. prosecutors have requested an investigation into whether a sex-trafficking trial could be considered. While Mike Jeffries and Matthew Smith declined to comment at this time, the clothing brand said it was “surprised and disgusted” by the two men’s alleged behavior.
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Source: Le Figaro
